Appeal No. 2005-0171
Application No. 10/064,380
group possibly including false-sync sequences, the reader
comprising:
a means for receiving the data sequence transmitted by the
tag;
a means for detecting each sync sequence in the received data
sequence;
a means for identifying the preamble;
a means for extracting the tag group from the received data
sequence utilizing the identification of the preamble.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
McFarlane 3,223,779 Dec. 14, 1965
Kurusu 3,587,017 Jun. 22, 1971
Ogita et al. (Ogita) 4,278,980 Jul. 14, 1981
Chatelot 4,864,633 Sep. 05, 1989
Waraksa et al. (Waraksa) 4,942,393 Jul. 17, 1990
Buchele 5,276,910 Jan. 04, 1994
Carroll et al. (Carroll) 5,517,194 May 14, 1996
(filed Feb. 10, 1994)
Claims 20-24 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first
paragraph, as being based on an inadequate disclosure. Claims 32
and 72 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) as being anticipated
by Waraksa. Claims 36-40 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b)
as being anticipated by Buchele. Claims 70, 71, and 73-80 stand
rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(e) as being anticipated by Carroll.
Claims 1, 3, 41 and 43 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
being unpatentable over the combination of Chatelot and Kurusu.
Claims 1, 2, 4, 41, 42, 44, and 45 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.
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